Diocesan Archives

St. James Manotick under construction

Saint James the Apostle, Manotick — West Ottawa Deanery

A Conundrum Over the course of its 150-year history, Saint James’s Church at Manotick faced the problems of growth, in particular the conundrum of responding ...
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Cathedral’s west window reflects diocesan history

Two Anniversaries One hundred and thirty years ago, on the 7th of April 1896, the Anglican Diocese of Ottawa emerged from the eastern section of ...
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Exterior view of Saint Mary Magdalene, Chelsea

Saint Mary Magdalene, Chelsea — Deanery of West Quebec

Saint Mary Magdalene, Chelsea began as an outstation of Hull in the 1830s when the Rev. Amos Ansley, Incumbent of Hull, held services in local homes. ...
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Staff news — April 2026

Meg Stewart has joined the staff of the Diocesan Archives as Digital Records Archivist. Her main role will primarily be digitizing records of importance to ...
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Wallis on a ladder working on a sketch of the window

Cathedral Deanery — Wallis sketching Christ Church Cathedral West Window Cartoon

Ottawa’s Sistine Chapel Less than a generation after Canadians celebrated the centennial of Confederation, members of Christ Church Cathedral approached their 150th anniversary. They sought ...
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Exterior view of St. Mary's Westmeath (stone)

Saint Mary’s Church, Westmeath — Deanery of the Northwest

Anglicans faced numerous challenges in getting established in eastern Ontario and western Quebec during the nineteenth century. This has not been the traditional account presented ...
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The Diocesan Archives display presents some information about the history of Black clergy who have served in the diocese.

Black Anglicans in the Diocese of Ottawa, 1978-2026

Editor’s note: this is the fifth in a series of Black History Month articles written by Dr. Lockwood, tracing the history of Blacks in the ...
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Black and white illustration that looks almost like a photo of the exterior of a church.

Saint Paul, Dunrobin — Ottawa West Deanery

This photograph was brought into the Archives in 2024. There was no identification, except on the back where the query was faintly penciled, “St. Paul’s, ...
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Black and whilte exterior photo of St. James Morrisburg

St. James, Morrisburg — Stormont Deanery

For us in 2025, the snow is just beginning to arrive. But when this photograph of Saint James’s Church, Morrisburg was taken approximately 125 years ...
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